Hello everyone. Sorry I have been away from the forum - I do check in every day or so to make sure it is up and running smoothly, but I have not had time to answer individual questions and concerns.

Regarding making GMG a pay site, the answer is no. GMG has and always will be free. The costs of running it are not really a "concern". The site is a labour of love and I don't mind paying for its hosting.

The subscription option is still available (its in your Profile), and subscribers do get 2 benefits - an unlimited PM inbox, and advertising is disabled. I have deliberately made the benefits of subscription fairly minor, as choosing to subscribe should be an act of support for the forum for those who can afford, rather than a way of getting extra privileges.

Unfortunately, the display of subscriber icons depends on a software plugin that is not supported by the current version of the forum. I do regularly check to see if the plugin has been updated, and will implement it as soon as it is, but no luck so far.

The Amazon links do need an update. For those who buy regularly at Amazon US, the link to use is This One

Brahmsian

On my previous order a few weeks ago on Amazon.ca, I tried to link all my purchases via GMG. Nothing on my order though indicates that a portion of the dollar value of the order is going to GMG. How do I tell (or is there even a way to tell) that my order actually did contribute to GMG?

On my previous order a few weeks ago on Amazon.ca, I tried to link all my purchases via GMG. Nothing on my order though indicates that a portion of the dollar value of the order is going to GMG. How do I tell (or is there even a way to tell) that my order actually did contribute to GMG?

Does anyone know?

Unfortunately, Amazon keeps things quite secret. They only tell me what has been bought each month, but not by who or from which website they arrived from. I can post the sales that Amazon reported sold from my links for last month.

If you see the items there, then the links went through OK. If not, then for some reason the links didn't work.

Brahmsian

Unfortunately, Amazon keeps things quite secret. They only tell me what has been bought each month, but not by who or from which website they arrived from. I can post the sales that Amazon reported sold from my links for last month.

If you see the items there, then the links went through OK. If not, then for some reason the links didn't work.

Excellent! That means it went through and GMG got a portion of my purchases! Thanks.

Brahmsian

Karl, unfortunately, out of my whole order, the Tchaikovsky Liturgia is the one disc I did not receive (sent me the wrong product),and actually isn't available from whom I purchased from originally (ImportCDs.com) So, I'll have to re-order it through someone else (perhaps Rarewaves) via Amazon.ca